In the 2nd round, Packers take Fresno State WR Davante Adams

Green Bay --- Ted Thompson has a knack for hitting the bull's eye on wide receivers in the second round. Maybe he did it again Friday night.

In the second round, Green Bay selected Fresno State wide receiver Davante Adams.

"He's a competitor, he competes," wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett said. "He goes up and attacks the football. Extremely productive. When you look at YAC, he's a strong runner. He breaks tackles and also shows the ability to make people miss." »Read Full Blog Post

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Remember the conference he is playing in and the people he is going against. Plus you look at the offense he played in. As a couple of scouts said; nothing stands out about this guy. Not big, not fast, doesn't have great hands. Does everything well, but played against very weak competition."

Exactly NC Cheese. James Jones also played against "weak" competition. Nelson and Cobb also came from weak football schools. You can take the best football player in the world and find a scout who will tout off negatives. These comments are always skewed ... either a scout wants to convince media said player sucks to help their team get them in a favorable slot or they want to convince the media said player is the greatest thing since the discovery of the wheel so some either team believes is and reaches to select this player ahead of where he should be selected. There is NO INCENTIVE for these scouts to be honest in their comments to the media. Plenty of incentive for them to mislead.

Well, Adams is not going to chase down Kaepernick but maybe TT thinks that the offense can just control the ball longer and keep Kaepernick off the field. Thought that they could go for receiver in Rd 3 or 4. You got to figure that TT is going to take a TE in round 4. Got to get a few more players for the defense (ILB/OLB, NT)

When you sober up, you'll realize the pack has lost Jennings, Driver and Jones the past two seasons....scrub free agents are not going to burn up the nfl. Thompson is no wolf...Score points and get the ball downfield. What if Nelson or Cobb go down and lose significant time as they have in the past. No Finley either. This isn't Keg night at the Kollege Klub. This is the big leagues with big money going down in Vegas right now--parlay.

Interestingly, it almost seems like TT looks at that site, or at least sees things the same way as that guy does. They had Jeron McMillian in the top 100 two years ago, as well as Perry, Worthy, and Hayward. To their credit, they had Hayward as the best of the bunch!

Abbrederis is light years better than this guy Ted drafted. Just Ted trying to outsmart everyone again. It's not even close. This guy padded his stats in a terrible conference against terrible players while playing in a gimmick offense. Head scratcher

Gruber ... you are exactly right. That James Jones guys was pretty terrible for us also. Came from the same kind of school with inferior stats and combine numbers than Adams. Cobb came from an inferior football school (KY) as well. Never mind Nelson coming from an insignificant Kansas school. Jennings also from a small D1 MI school. Criticize TT all you want, but he knows how to draft WR's. Rodgers will love Adams. He is a ball hawk. Not great at getting separation, but Rodgers will develop trust with him and put it in the right window and Adams will get it, much like Jones. P.S., Jones will suck in Oakland because he needs a QB like Rodgers to excel. Much like Jennings in MN.

I was just going to that TT has said before that "it's a big mans game." I think he feels he's been burned taking undersized guys in the past, and they still feel like the miners manhandled them two years ago, so they want physical, big players.

Yeah Grubert, you do seem to be a bit of a UW homer. Nothing wrong with liking your team, but when it comes to drafting for the NFL, I think I'll stick with Ted. Didn't you say Borland should have been taken at #21 too? I guess 32 GM's are all wrong. Maybe he can prove he is the next Joe Montana!

Maybe on Madden he will make a dozen pro bowls if you disable injuries, but I sense another shoulder surgery coming on in real life. I do hope that is not the case, cause I really like Borland. Reminds me of Bob Sanders (I think that was his name), and outstanding hard hitting, high motor safety for Indy that had recurring injuries. I actually hoped GB would have drafted him (he was out of Iowa I think), but he just couldn't stay healthy.

Coach Charlie, Ray Ray is just a tool. One of those guys who is perhaps a funny dude. Ray constantly makes fun and takes jabs at Coach MM. When you poke fun at Ray Ray , the little girl can not take it.

This guy is a stud. He's a much more fluid and athletic James Jones. He's an excellent option to work the middle of the field and do the dirty work....also a premier red zone option. In any other year, he goes in the first round, easily. I absolutely love this pick. Not only does he have #1 ability, but he's a nice complement to the skill set that they already have at WR. Great pick.

I third that GBJay. This guy is a true possession receiver who will thrive with a QB ARod throwing to him. Once ARod develops trust with a WR, he'll find the right window to throw it in and a guy like Adams, a real ball hawk, will go get it much like James Jones. He's not a good WR for most QB's because they'll see him as "covered," but he's going to be a solid #2/3 for us in 2 or 3 years with ARod.

I like the pick because the Packers had occasional problems in the red zone last year, and this cat can go up and get it. So he's not a track star, he's a football player. Good vertical leap for a man his size, outstanding yards after the catch, and very productive.